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T. o. BBLDING. HAVES THOUGH HANGER. No. 435,169. Patented Aug. 26, 1890.

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UNITED STATES vPATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS C. BELDING, OF CANTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE CANTON STEEL ROOFING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE. I

EAVES-TROUGH HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 435,169, dated August 26, 1890.

Application filed February 24, 1890. Serial No. 341,433. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, THOMAS C. BELDING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Faves-Trough Hangers 5 and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings,

1o making a part of this specification, and to the letters of referen ce marked thereon, in which- Figure 1 is a View showing my improved hanger properly attached to an eavestrough. Fig. 2 is a View showing the hanger detached from the eaves-trough and the cross-wires parted. Fig. 3 is a view showing a modification. Fig. 4 is a top view of a portion of the cross-wires, showing the loop.

The present invention has relation to eaveszo trough hangers; and it consists in the different parts and combination of parts, herein- Vafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre- 2 5 sponding partsin all the iigures of the drawings.

ln the accompanying drawings, A represents the suspending-wires, which are twisted ,togetherg substantially as shown in Figs. l, 2, 3o and 3. In Fig. 1 one of the suspending-wires a extends substantially at right angles to the vertical portion thereof, and is provided upon its end with the loop d, which is formed by bending the Wire around against itself.

The other suspending-wire d also extends substantially at right angles to the vertical portion, but in the opposite direction, and is continued around the bead b and trough B, and its end passed through the loop a and 4o bent downward, thereby locking or holding the hanger in proper position upon the trough. For the purpose of strengthening the rightangle portions of the suspending-wires A, the cross-wire b is twisted with said right-angle portions of the suspending-wires A, substantially as shown in Fig. l. The cross-wire b is provided at its ends with the downwardprojecting portions c, which are for the purpose of abutting against the inner sides of 5o the trough B, substantially as illustrated in Fig. 1, and thereby securelybrace the sides of the trough. For the purpose of better showing the location of the crosswire b in relation to the rightangle portion of the suspending-wires A, said cross-wire is shown detached or untwisted in Fig. 2.

In Fig. 3 a slight modification is shown, which consists in forming right-angle portions from the bottom or lower ends or portions of the suspending-wires A, said portions 6o being provided with the downward-projecting portions c. The separate wire Cextends around the trough, and has at one end the loop a, vadapted to receive its other end, thereby looking or holding the hanger in proper position on the trough.

For the purpose of illustrating the true location of the Wires shown in Fig. 3,said wires are shown detached one from the other.

In order to provide a supporter that will be 7o stiff enough to hold the trough in proper position and at the same time flexible enough to be easily bent around the trough, I make the wires a a thin enough to be easily bent around the trough and fastened, as above described, while the cross-Wire b is thicker, being stiif enough to preserve the shape of the supporter and prevent the wires a a from bending.

Having fully described my invention, whatI 8o claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isn

l. An eaves-trough support consisting of the suspending-wires A, diverginginto Wires a a, adapted to pass around the eaves- 8 5 trough', and the cross wire b', provided with the downwardly-extending portions c, substantially as described.

2. An eaves-trough support consisting' of the suspending-wires A, diverging into wires 9o a a, adapted to pass around the eavestrough, and the cross-wire b', provided with the downwardlyextending portions, and of greater stiffness than the suspending-wires, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS C. BELDING.

Witnesses:

L. Sco'rr, F. W. BOND. 

